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Switching from formula to milk. . . whats the best?

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how should i make the switch? he drinks 8oz formula bottles now should i start cutting each by an oz so it's 7oz formula and 1oz of milk? how long do i keep the 7/1 ratio? when can i go to 6/2 ratio so on and so forth? also what is the best whole milk? 1%? 2%? and i know by first birthday he should be on milk so what age should i start the gradual change so it works out and is timed right???
first time mom thanks!!!

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when i switch my daughter i asked her pedi the best way to do it because when i first tried to give her cows milk she didnt like it at all! i had to ease her into it. we started by mixing formula and milk together. for the first few days she took 6 oz of formula mixed with 2 oz of milk. the next few days after she took 4 oz of formula with 2 oz of milk and so on and so on until she was down to more milk than formula then we just gave her the milk and she loved it. its worth a try :-)

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